Anju, the Indian mom of two youngsters who travelled to a distant village in Pakistan, married her Fb buddy on Tuesday after changing to Islam and now has a brand new identify Fatima.
The 34-year-old Indian lady was staying at her 29-year-old Pakistani buddy Nasrullah’s residence within the Higher Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They turned buddies on Fb in 2019.
They tied the knot in a neighborhood courtroom of a district and classes choose amid tight safety.
“Nasrullah and Anju’s marriage was solemnised at this time and a correct nikkah was carried out after she transformed to Islam,” senior officer at Moharrar Metropolis Police Station in Higher Dir district Muhammad Wahab instructed PTI.
In accordance with police, each appeared within the courtroom in Higher Dir within the presence of relations of Nasrullah, police personnel and attorneys.
Malakand Division Deputy Inspector Normal Nasir Mehmood Satti confirmed the nikkah and stated Indian lady Anju has been named Fatima after her conversion to Islam.
He additional acknowledged that the Indian lady has been shifted to residence from the courtroom underneath police safety, Geo Information reported.
They recorded the assertion, saying they’ve signed the nikkah on their very own will. The Indian lady instructed the courtroom that she has willingly come to Pakistan and could be very joyful right here, it stated.
Earlier on Monday, each went on a sightseeing journey amid tight safety. They visited the Lawari tunnel connecting Dir Higher District with Chitral District, police officers stated.
Within the photos of their go to to the picturesque vacationer spots, Anju and Nasrullah had been seen sitting in a lush inexperienced backyard and holding arms.
Anju, who was born in Kailor village in Uttar Pradesh and lived within the Alwar district of Rajasthan, shared a brief video earlier than her marriage wherein she says she “feels secure” in Pakistan, Geo Information reported on Tuesday.
“I wish to give this message to all that I’ve come right here legally and with planning because it was not about two days that I got here right here impulsively, and I’m secure right here,” she stated within the video.
“I request all of the media individuals to not harass my family members and kids,” she stated. Anju is married to Arvind, who’s in Rajasthan. They’ve a 15-year-old daughter and a six-year-old son.
Anju travelled to Pakistan legally from India through the Wagah-Attari border.
In accordance with an official doc of the Ministry of Inside despatched to Pakistan’s Excessive Fee in New Delhi, the chancery was knowledgeable that it had been determined to grant a 30-day visa to Anju, legitimate for Higher Dir solely.
Nasrullah, a science graduate from a College in Sheringal, is the youngest amongst 5 brothers.
He has given an affidavit to native authorities, stating that there isn’t a love angle to their friendship, and Anju will return to India on August 20.
In accordance with a senior police official from the area, the journey paperwork of the Indian woman have been discovered to be so as and he or she has been allowed to stick with Nasrullah, who has been instructed to take care of her.
“She travelled to Pakistan on a month-long go to visa and all her journey paperwork are legitimate and full,” Higher Dir District Police Officer (DPO) Mushtaq Khan stated on Monday.
“Anju has come to Pakistan from New Delhi for the sake of affection and resides fortunately right here,” Khan was quoted as saying by Geo Information.
Anju’s husband Arvind instructed the media in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan that she left residence on Thursday on the pretext of going to Jaipur however later the household got here to know that she was in Pakistan.
He stated he was hopeful that she would return residence.
Anju’s incident is just like Seema Ghulam Haider’s case. Seema, a Pakistani mom of 4, sneaked into India to reside with Sachin Meena, a Hindu man she obtained in contact with whereas taking part in PUBG in 2019.
Seema, 30, and Sachin, 22, reside within the Rabupura space of Better Noida, close to Delhi, the place he runs a provision retailer, in response to Uttar Pradesh Police.